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town⋅scape

  [toun-skeyp]
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–noun
1. a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
2. the planning and building of structures in a town or city, with special concern for aesthetically pleasing results.
Origin:
1875–80; town + -scape
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town·scape   (toun'skāp')   
n.  

  1. The appearance of a town or city; an urban scene: "The high school . . . once dominated American townscapes the way the cathedral dominated medieval European cities" (Dennis A. Williams).

  2. A depiction of an urban scene.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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